China Unmasked: 'An Ally Does Not Put Friends on Trial,' American Values President Bauer Says

WASHINGTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Reports in the foreign press that our
servicemen and women held illegally in China may be put on trial must be met
with the strongest response," Gary Bauer said Wednesday. The former
presidential candidate and president of American Values is well known for his
concerns over U.S.-Chinese relations because of China's human rights record
and has argued that national security concerns must be weighed more heavily
than trade issues when dealing with the communist nation.
Bauer continued: "The sad truth of China's real character can now be read
in headlines worldwide. It is in stark contrast to those who have tried to
sell the American people on the idea that China is a benevolent nation on the
way to becoming a close friend through trade. The outrageous treatment of our
servicemen and women unmasks the reality of the Chinese situation -- that this
is an emerging power ready to aggressively challenge the United States. An
ally does not put friends on trial.
"Americans will not tolerate the criminal treatment of our servicemen and
women. China's behavior is especially egregious because our personnel were
endangered in a flight accident that the Chinese themselves caused. Their
refusal to release our citizens and their illegal boarding of our aircraft
show that China is not acting as an ally, but as an aggressor nation. This
situation must be treated with the utmost seriousness."

SOURCE American Values

WASHINGTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "Reports in the foreign press that our
servicemen and women held illegally in China may be put on trial must be met
with the strongest response," Gary Bauer said Wednesday. The former
presidential candidate and president of American Values is well known for his
concerns over U.S.-Chinese relations because of China's human rights record
and has argued that national security concerns must be weighed more heavily
than trade issues when dealing with the communist nation.
Bauer continued: "The sad truth of China's real character can now be read
in headlines worldwide. It is in stark contrast to those who have tried to
sell the American people on the idea that China is a benevolent nation on the
way to becoming a close friend through trade. The outrageous treatment of our
servicemen and women unmasks the reality of the Chinese situation -- that this
is an emerging power ready to aggressively challenge the United States. An
ally does not put friends on trial.
"Americans will not tolerate the criminal treatment of our servicemen and
women. China's behavior is especially egregious because our personnel were
endangered in a flight accident that the Chinese themselves caused. Their
refusal to release our citizens and their illegal boarding of our aircraft
show that China is not acting as an ally, but as an aggressor nation. This
situation must be treated with the utmost seriousness."
SOURCE American Values